Every year, Kelley Blue Book gives out its "Brand Image Awards." A wide range of automakers are honored in categories that range from "Best Exterior Design Brand" to "Best Performance Brand." And while these two awards segments might seem prestigious at a glance (there is a "Most Prestigious Brand" award too, for the record), Honda wound up taking home what are clearly two be the best awards to win.

And what would those be? The…

Following up Honda's standard petrol-powered Honda EV, which has won a number of awards and accolades such as, Car and Driver's "10 Best Cars" (for five years running), ALG Residual Value Award, 2012 Kelley Blue Book Best Resale Value Award Winner, Edmunds.com's "2011 Top Recommended" vehicle, and Edmunds.com's "2011 Best Retained Value Award for Non-Luxury Brands" would seem to be quite a daunting task, but Honda disagrees.

The new…

Interested in the utility of a hatchback, but don't like the compact vehicles that they tend to embody? You could always check out a crossover or SUV. Of course, not everyone wants such a large vehicle either.

This is the conundrum that Honda sought to address with the introduction of the Accord Crosstour in 2010. The vehicle is based on the same platform as its sibling model, the Honda Accord. And while that was?

If you frequent the Mungenast St. Louis Honda blog, you've likely happened across a post focused on Honda's benefactor spirit. We don't know about you, but we're saps when it comes to corporate niceties, especially when their done routinely and for the sake of giving rather than making the company look good.

A more recent example of this is Honda serving as the sponsor of a program spearheaded by the Urban…

Honda recently unveiled the next-generation 2013 Honda Accord at the North American International Auto Show, in Detroit. Following a year where Honda's best-selling vehicle failed to achieve optimal growth due to three natural disasters, it's a welcome indicator that the automaker is planning to take the market by storm in 2012.

Speaking at the Detroit show, John Mendel, Honda America's Executive VP even went so far as to say, "We're here…

If you haven't already heard of Aha, allow Mungenast St. Louis Honda to introduce you. Reader - a cutting-edge entertainment service brought to you by Harman.

Originally, hailed for introducing text-to-speech reading of Facebook status updates, Aha has grown to include a streaming service coined Aha Radio. While Aha just introduced Aha Radio at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, they have already secured two automotive partners. One of which is yours truly: Honda. Thanks to…

The producers of the Honda Civic is taking a stab at air travel by building and launching their first aircraft. Does this mean you will be able to purchase an aircraft at Mungenast St. Louis Honda in St. Louis, MO? No, but it opens the company up to a new market - air travel.

The Honda F2 Aircraft completed months of testing, bringing it one step closer to certification of the HondaJet program.

"The first flight of a flight test aircraft is an important milestone for an aircraft certification program, and the fact that we achieved F2's first flight shortly after receiving its engines illustrates our team's preparation and readiness," said Michimasa Fujino, President and CEO of Honda Aircraft Company. F2's flight was the result of extensive planning and hard work, he continued, and added that flying in this new aircraft was an "exhilarating" experience.¹

For 2012 Honda plans to test fly aircrafts, the F3 and F4. They will also start structural testing this month, with additional tests being run in 2012, coinciding with the other launches. One day, you might board a Honda Airlines plane.

Source: ¹http://www.marketwatch.com/story/honda-aircraft-achieves-first-flight-of-third-faa-conforming-hondajet-and-announces-milestone-on-remaining-test-fleet-2011-12-20

Japanese auto maker Honda is now officially testing new EV fleet vehicles in China. Honda motors is testing models such as the Honda Fit EV fleet as well as other EV Honda models.

Demonstrations and testing for the EVs will be done on local streets in order to reproduce real-world usage environments. Through the testing and monitoring of daily driving by general users, Honda expects to gain insight towards charging patterns as well as range…

The all new Honda CR-V made its debut in September, just prior to the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. Many at LAAS were surprised at the direction Honda's award winning cars seem to be taking.

However, the Japanese auto maker is being very careful with how they reshape a popular, well known vehicle like CR-V.

Next year's CR-V will be powered by a 2.4-liter i-VTEC 4-cylinder engine, rated at 185 horsepower and?

Recently, Honda introduced their Honda Fit EV at Germany's Frankfurt Motor Show. As a inspiration for green car drivers everywhere, the car is powered on a lithium ion battery added to an electronic motor. With those features the EVcan reach speeds of 90mph and maintain its battery charge for a 100-mile range. Additionally, the EV's battery can be charged in 12 hours with a 120-volt and only 6 hours using a 240-volt outlet…